Leire Bilbao Barruetabe˝a

Ondarroa (Bizkaia),1978.

She holds a degree in Law and Economics (from the University of Deusto). She no longer engages in competitions, public performances or writing verses in the context of Bertsolarismo (sung, extempore verse making in Basque) with which she has had links ever since she was young but now does the work of a Gai-jartzaile (theme setter for other verse makers to improvise on).

She has contributed to a number of media like the Euskadi Irratia radio station, the newspaper Deia and recently as a columnist for the newspaper Berria.

She has also written for different magazines: Karmel, Bolo Bolo, Linterna gorria... She has also won prizes in verse and literature competitions and has had other pieces of work published here and there.

The books she has had published include the book of poetry Ezkatak (Susa, 2006); and in the field of children's books Amonak nobioa du, eta zer? (Elkar, 2006).